The Scheveningen system ([ˈsxeːvənɪŋə(n)] ) is a method of organizing a chess match between two teams. Each player on one team plays each player on the other team.[1] The team with the highest number of games won is the winner. This system was a popular way to create title norm opportunities.[2] However, effective from March 2024, it is no longer be possible to achieve title norms from Scheveningen tournaments. [3]
The system was first used in a tournament in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1923. The idea behind it was that a team of ten Dutch players could face ten foreign masters. This has the intention of giving the players on the team experience against strong competition.[4]
Standard Scheveningen Tables
Match on 2 Boards
| Round 1 | A1-B1 | A2-B2 |
|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | B2-A1 | B1-A2 |
Match on 3 Boards
| Round 1 | A1-B1 | A2-B2 | B3-A3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | B2-A1 | A2-B3 | B1-A3 |
| Round 3 | A1-B3 | B1-A2 | A3-B2 |
Match on 4 Boards
| Round 1 | A1-B1 | A2-B2 | B3-A3 | B4-A4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | B2-A1 | B1-A2 | A3-B4 | A4-B3 |
| Round 3 | A1-B3 | A2-B4 | B1-A3 | B2-A4 |
| Round 4 | B4-A1 | B3-A2 | A3-B2 | A4-B1 |
Match on 5 Boards
| Round 1 | A1-B1 | A2-B2 | A3-B3 | B4-A4 | B5-A5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | B2-A1 | B3-A2 | A3-B4 | A4-B5 | B1-A5 |
| Round 3 | A1-B3 | A2-B4 | B5-A3 | B1-A4 | A5-B2 |
| Round 4 | B4-A1 | A2-B5 | A3-B1 | B2-A4 | B3-A5 |
| Round 5 | A1-B5 | B1-A2 | B2-A3 | A4-B3 | A5-B4 |
Match on 6 Boards
| Round 1 | A1-B1 | B2-A2 | B3-A3 | A4-B4 | B5-A5 | A6-B6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | B2-A1 | A2-B3 | A3-B5 | B6-A4 | A5-B4 | B1-A6 |
| Round 3 | A1-B3 | B5-A2 | B1-A3 | A4-B2 | A5-B6 | B4-A6 |
| Round 4 | B4-A1 | B6-A2 | A3-B2 | A4-B1 | B3-A5 | A6-B5 |
| Round 5 | A1-B5 | A2-B4 | A3-B6 | B3-A4 | B1-A5 | B2-A6 |
| Round 6 | B6-A1 | A2-B1 | B4-A3 | B5-A4 | A5-B2 | A6-B3 |
Match on 7 Boards
| Round 1 | A1-B1 | A2-B2 | A3-B3 | A4-B4 | B5-A5 | B6-A6 | B7-A7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | B2-A1 | B3-A2 | B4-A3 | A4-B5 | A5-B6 | A6-B7 | B1-A7 |
| Round 3 | A1-B3 | A2-B4 | A3-B5 | B6-A4 | B7-A5 | B1-A6 | A7-B2 |
| Round 4 | B4-A1 | B5-A2 | A3-B6 | A4-B7 | A5-B1 | B2-A6 | B3-A7 |
| Round 5 | A1-B5 | A2-B6 | B7-A3 | B1-A4 | B2-A5 | A6-B3 | A7-B4 |
| Round 6 | B6-A1 | A2-B7 | A3-B1 | A4-B2 | B3-A5 | B4-A6 | B5-A7 |
| Round 7 | A1-B7 | B1-A2 | B2-A3 | B3-A4 | A5-B4 | A6-B5 | A7-B6 |
Match on 8 Boards
| Round 1 | A1-B1 | A2-B2 | A3-B3 | A4-B4 | B5-A5 | B6-A6 | B7-A7 | B8-A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | B2-A1 | B3-A2 | B4-A3 | B1-A4 | A5-B6 | A6-B7 | A7-B8 | A8-B5 |
| Round 3 | A1-B3 | A2-B4 | A3-B1 | A4-B2 | B7-A5 | B8-A6 | B5-A7 | B6-A8 |
| Round 4 | B4-A1 | B1-A2 | B2-A3 | B3-A4 | A5-B8 | A6-B5 | A7-B6 | A8-B7 |
| Round 5 | A1-B5 | A2-B6 | A3-B7 | A4-B8 | B1-A5 | B2-A6 | B3-A7 | B4-A8 |
| Round 6 | B6-A1 | B7-A2 | B8-A3 | B5-A4 | A5-B2 | A6-B3 | A7-B4 | A8-B1 |
| Round 7 | A1-B7 | A2-B8 | A3-B5 | A4-B6 | B3-A5 | B4-A6 | B1-A7 | B2-A8 |
| Round 8 | B8-A1 | B5-A2 | B6-A3 | B7-A4 | A5-B4 | A6-B1 | A7-B2 | A8-B3 |
Match on 9 Boards
| Round 1 | A1-B1 | A2-B2 | A3-B3 | A4-B4 | A5-B5 | B6-A6 | B7-A7 | B8-A8 | B9-A9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | B2-A1 | B3-A2 | B4-A3 | B5-A4 | A5-B6 | A6-B7 | A7-B8 | A8-B9 | B1-A9 |
| Round 3 | A1-B3 | A2-B4 | A3-B5 | A4-B6 | B7-A5 | B8-A6 | B9-A7 | B1-A8 | A9-B2 |
| Round 4 | B4-A1 | B5-A2 | B6-A3 | A4-B7 | A5-B8 | A6-B9 | A7-B1 | B2-A8 | B3-A9 |
| Round 5 | A1-B5 | A2-B6 | A3-B7 | B8-A4 | B9-A5 | B1-A6 | B2-A7 | A8-B3 | A9-B4 |
| Round 6 | B6-A1 | B7-A2 | A3-B8 | A4-B9 | A5-B1 | A6-B2 | B3-A7 | B4-A8 | B5-A9 |
| Round 7 | A1-B7 | A2-B8 | B9-A3 | B1-A4 | B2-A5 | B3-A6 | A7-B4 | A8-B5 | A9-B6 |
| Round 8 | B8-A1 | A2-B9 | A3-B1 | A4-B2 | A5-B3 | B4-A6 | B5-A7 | B6-A8 | B7-A9 |
| Round 9 | A1-B9 | B1-A2 | B2-A3 | B3-A4 | B4-A5 | A6-B5 | A7-B6 | A8-B7 | A9-B8 |
Match on 10 Boards
| Round 1 | A1-B1 | A2-B2 | A3-B3 | A4-B4 | B5-A5 | B6-A6 | B7-A7 | A8-B8 | B9-A9 | B10-A10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | B2-A1 | B1-A2 | B8-A3 | B3-A4 | A5-B10 | A6-B5 | A7-B6 | B4-A8 | A9-B7 | A10-B9 |
| Round 3 | A1-B3 | A2-B8 | A3-B4 | A4-B10 | B6-A5 | B7-A6 | B9-A7 | A8-B1 | B2-A9 | B5-A10 |
| Round 4 | B4-A1 | B3-A2 | B10-A3 | A4-B6 | A5-B7 | B8-A6 | A7-B5 | A8-B9 | B1-A9 | A10-B2 |
| Round 5 | A1-B5 | A2-B4 | B9-A3 | B7-A4 | B1-A5 | A6-B10 | B8-A7 | B2-A8 | A9-B3 | A10-B6 |
| Round 6 | B6-A1 | A2-B7 | A3-B1 | A4-B9 | A5-B8 | A6-B2 | B10-A7 | B5-A8 | B4-A9 | B3-A10 |
| Round 7 | A1-B7 | B5-A2 | B2-A3 | B1-A4 | B4-A5 | B9-A6 | A7-B3 | A8-B10 | A9-B6 | A10-B8 |
| Round 8 | B8-A1 | B6-A2 | A3-B5 | A4-B2 | A5-B9 | A6-B1 | A7-B4 | B3-A8 | B10-A9 | B7-A10 |
| Round 9 | A1-B9 | A2-B10 | A3-B7 | B5-A4 | B2-A5 | B3-A6 | B1-A7 | A8-B6 | A9-B8 | B4-A10 |
| Round 10 | B10-A1 | B9-A2 | B6-A3 | B8-A4 | A5-B3 | A6-B4 | A7-B2 | B7-A8 | A9-B5 | A10-B1 |
Match on 11 Boards
| Round 1 | A1-B1 | A2-B2 | A3-B3 | A4-B4 | A5-B5 | A6-B6 | B7-A7 | B8-A8 | B9-A9 | B10-A10 | B11-A11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | B2-A1 | B3-A2 | B4-A3 | B5-A4 | B6-A5 | A6-B7 | A7-B8 | A8-B9 | A9-B10 | A10-B11 | B1-A11 |
| Round 3 | A1-B3 | A2-B4 | A3-B5 | A4-B6 | A5-B7 | B8-A6 | B9-A7 | B10-A8 | B11-A9 | B1-A10 | A11-B2 |
| Round 4 | B4-A1 | B5-A2 | B6-A3 | B7-A4 | A5-B8 | A6-B9 | A7-B10 | A8-B11 | A9-B1 | B2-A10 | B3-A11 |
| Round 5 | A1-B5 | A2-B6 | A3-B7 | A4-B8 | B9-A5 | B10-A6 | B11-A7 | B1-A8 | B2-A9 | A10-B3 | A11-B4 |
| Round 6 | B6-A1 | B7-A2 | B8-A3 | A4-B9 | A5-B10 | A6-B11 | A7-B1 | A8-B2 | B3-A9 | B4-A10 | B5-A11 |
| Round 7 | A1-B7 | A2-B8 | A3-B9 | B10-A4 | B11-A5 | B1-A6 | B2-A7 | B3-A8 | A9-B4 | A10-B5 | A11-B6 |
| Round 8 | B8-A1 | B9-A2 | A3-B10 | A4-B11 | A5-B1 | A6-B2 | A7-B3 | B4-A8 | B5-A9 | B6-A10 | B7-A11 |
| Round 9 | A1-B9 | A2-B10 | B11-A3 | B1-A4 | B2-A5 | B3-A6 | B4-A7 | A8-B5 | A9-B6 | A10-B7 | A11-B8 |
| Round 10 | B10-A1 | A2-B11 | A3-B1 | A4-B2 | A5-B3 | A6-B4 | B5-A7 | B6-A8 | B7-A9 | B8-A10 | B9-A11 |
| Round 11 | A1-B11 | B1-A2 | B2-A3 | B3-A4 | B4-A5 | B5-A6 | A7-B6 | A8-B7 | A9-B8 | A10-B9 | A11-B10 |
Match on 12 Boards
| Round 1 | A1-B1 | A2-B2 | A3-B3 | A4-B4 | A5-B5 | A6-B6 | B7-A7 | B8-A8 | B9-A9 | B10-A10 | B11-A11 | B12-A12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | B2-A1 | B3-A2 | B4-A3 | B5-A4 | B6-A5 | B1-A6 | A7-B8 | A8-B9 | A9-B10 | A10-B11 | A11-B12 | A12-B7 |
| Round 3 | A1-B3 | A2-B4 | A3-B5 | A4-B6 | A5-B1 | A6-B2 | B9-A7 | B10-A8 | B11-A9 | B12-A10 | B7-A11 | B8-A12 |
| Round 4 | B4-A1 | B5-A2 | B6-A3 | B1-A4 | B2-A5 | B3-A6 | A7-B10 | A8-B11 | A9-B12 | A10-B7 | A11-B8 | A12-B9 |
| Round 5 | A1-B5 | A2-B6 | A3-B1 | A4-B2 | A5-B3 | A6-B4 | B11-A7 | B12-A8 | B7-A9 | B8-A10 | B9-A11 | B10-A12 |
| Round 6 | B6-A1 | B1-A2 | B2-A3 | B3-A4 | B4-A5 | B5-A6 | A7-B12 | A8-B7 | A9-B8 | A10-B9 | A11-B10 | A12-B11 |
| Round 7 | A1-B7 | A2-B8 | A3-B9 | A4-B10 | A5-B11 | A6-B12 | B1-A7 | B2-A8 | B3-A9 | B4-A10 | B5-A11 | B6-A12 |
| Round 8 | B8-A1 | B9-A2 | B10-A3 | B11-A4 | B12-A5 | B7-A6 | A7-B2 | A8-B3 | A9-B4 | A10-B5 | A11-B6 | A12-B1 |
| Round 9 | A1-B9 | A2-B10 | A3-B11 | A4-B12 | A5-B7 | A6-B8 | B3-A7 | B4-A8 | B5-A9 | B6-A10 | B1-A11 | B2-A12 |
| Round 10 | B10-A1 | B11-A2 | B12-A3 | B7-A4 | B8-A5 | B9-A6 | A7-B4 | A8-B5 | A9-B6 | A10-B1 | A11-B2 | A12-B3 |
| Round 11 | A1-B11 | A2-B12 | A3-B7 | A4-B8 | A5-B9 | A6-B10 | B5-A7 | B6-A8 | B1-A9 | B2-A10 | B3-A11 | B4-A12 |
| Round 12 | B12-A1 | B7-A2 | B8-A3 | B9-A4 | B10-A5 | B11-A6 | A7-B6 | A8-B1 | A9-B2 | A10-B3 | A11-B4 | A12-B5 |
Match on 13 Boards
| Round 1 | A1-B1 | A2-B2 | A3-B3 | A4-B4 | A5-B5 | A6-B6 | A7-B7 | B8-A8 | B9-A9 | B10-A10 | B11-A11 | B12-A12 | B13-A13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | B2-A1 | B3-A2 | B4-A3 | B5-A4 | B6-A5 | B7-A6 | A7-B8 | A8-B9 | A9-B10 | A10-B11 | A11-B12 | A12-B13 | B1-A13 |
| Round 3 | A1-B3 | A2-B4 | A3-B5 | A4-B6 | A5-B7 | A6-B8 | B9-A7 | B10-A8 | B11-A9 | B12-A10 | B13-A11 | B1-A12 | A13-B2 |
| Round 4 | B4-A1 | B5-A2 | B6-A3 | B7-A4 | B8-A5 | A6-B9 | A7-B10 | A8-B11 | A9-B12 | A10-B13 | A11-B1 | B2-A12 | B3-A13 |
| Round 5 | A1-B5 | A2-B6 | A3-B7 | A4-B8 | A5-B9 | B10-A6 | B11-A7 | B12-A8 | B13-A9 | B1-A10 | B2-A11 | A12-B3 | A13-B4 |
| Round 6 | B6-A1 | B7-A2 | B8-A3 | B9-A4 | A5-B10 | A6-B11 | A7-B12 | A8-B13 | A9-B1 | A10-B2 | B3-A11 | B4-A12 | B5-A13 |
| Round 7 | A1-B7 | A2-B8 | A3-B9 | A4-B10 | B11-A5 | B12-A6 | B13-A7 | B1-A8 | B2-A9 | B3-A10 | A11-B4 | A12-B5 | A13-B6 |
| Round 8 | B8-A1 | B9-A2 | B10-A3 | A4-B11 | A5-B12 | A6-B13 | A7-B1 | A8-B2 | A9-B3 | B4-A10 | B5-A11 | B6-A12 | B7-A13 |
| Round 9 | A1-B9 | A2-B10 | A3-B11 | B12-A4 | B13-A5 | B1-A6 | B2-A7 | B3-A8 | B4-A9 | A10-B5 | A11-B6 | A12-B7 | A13-B8 |
| Round 10 | B10-A1 | B11-A2 | A3-B12 | A4-B13 | A5-B1 | A6-B2 | A7-B3 | A8-B4 | B5-A9 | B6-A10 | B7-A11 | B8-A12 | B9-A13 |
| Round 11 | A1-B11 | A2-B12 | B13-A3 | B1-A4 | B2-A5 | B3-A6 | B4-A7 | B5-A8 | A9-B6 | A10-B7 | A11-B8 | A12-B9 | A13-B10 |
| Round 12 | B12-A1 | A2-B13 | A3-B1 | A4-B2 | A5-B3 | A6-B4 | A7-B5 | B6-A8 | B7-A9 | B8-A10 | B9-A11 | B10-A12 | B11-A13 |
| Round 13 | A1-B13 | B1-A2 | B2-A3 | B3-A4 | B4-A5 | B5-A6 | B6-A7 | A8-B7 | A9-B8 | A10-B9 | A11-B10 | A12-B11 | A13-B12 |
Note for all tables:
- In the n-th round the player A1 plays with the player Bn.
- Player A1 changes color in the next round.
- In the first round the player An plays with the player Bn.